viernes, 28 de noviembre de 2014

" An
old farmhouse in the mountains of Switzerland, which for generations
had belonged to an alpine farmer's family, had been passed on to
their direct descendants. These descendants, now living in the city,
approached the Swiss architect Peter Zumthor in 1990 to modernise the
house for their holidays, yet "without loosing its magic".

After
a year spending their holidays there, the couple awaiting the birth
of her second child, so they will do that this apartment your
habitual residence. After nine months of pregnancy, born a little
girl, but her dreams and projects are truncated when told that her
daughter has Down syndrome.

From
now on, parents focus their attention on the little girl. Understand
the problems and needs of the girl is your first objective. After
primary care, to promote the capabilities of the little girl to grow
and develop without any problem. The property is undergoing change
and adapting to the needs of the child, which gradually gets older "

FCO JAVIER GODOY

In
this picture I wanted to show the order that exists in a person with
Down syndrome for which things always develop in the same way and
they haven´t curiosity to experience if they could be done
differently. Taking a picture as is the approximate gugalun section
of the house with different rooms if we turn this picture into a
puzzle and we suggest doing a "normal" child and a child
with Down syndrome, whereas a normal child try to move the parts of
place because being all the same form without looking too much into
the original photo just to complete the puzzle, a child with Down
syndrome would be fixed only on the image, because the procedure has
been taught to make any puzzle, and go step by step until finally
completing its shape fits perfectly with the original

The initialideais to usethis
parliamentaryholiday homeas a
primary residenceafter retirement. The house was also
built in this way.

The houserosetointegrate into
thelandscape due toits location
inprotected area. Its
large windowsarethoughtto enjoy its natural environment.

House

The propertyis projectedusing
all theresourcesthat can lead
tohelp the user; it is he whoduring theevolutionof his illnessuses them in an intuitive way.

Considering, the disease degenerates andbecomes acuteover the years,not all resourceswe included, have utilitysince its inception: light,
color andtouch,are
the main resources, elementsthat
initiallycan be decorativerandom,
help in the futurebe able tolive with the disease.

The U-House consisted of two long corridors, one of which ended in the room of girls and the other through the kitchen and the toilet to get to the bedroom of the mother. Both riders were dark and led to light, a large window in the arch of the U. This multipurpose space - used to play, dine and meditating - had its walls and plaster ceiling painted white and covered with a carpet floor also white color. In light of this space was faded and offered soft textures, while an opening in the ceiling directed the daylight as a diagonal line drawn perfectly. Powerful lighting effects were reinforced by the immaculate whiteness of the interior, which seemed flat and without any dimensionality. It was like a screen where images and moving shadows of the family were projected. It was a projection space of the human being beyond his body.

It took twenty-one years since the construction of the house for the family was willing to reestablish ties with the outside world. The first to leave the house was the oldest daughter, followed by the young daughter who had developed certain aesthetic sensibility that reflected his interest in Kandinsky and later as director of a museum. The widow did not leave the house, because as musicologist enjoying his hobby in the echo of the bare walls. A few years later, he returned the eldest daughter, had a steady job and had rented a small apartment in the city center. Having no partner enjoyed his loneliness to get tired of it, so he decided to return to his former home, the U-House in which his mother still lived.

The elderly widow, upon hearing the news was beside himself glee, as though she lived alone and would receive multiple visits a week, she missed the warmth of home that gave them her daughters years ago.

Among the purposes that was the eldest daughter, the idea of modifying the house was growing hole in his head - the house was designed to overcome somehow lost his father to further unify the family and make it more bearable the life of his mother but that goal was already served.

The daughters noticed a chance to mother, had lost a couple of his garments, even repeating questions in very short time intervals. At first it did not bother them too much, an oversight anyone can have, but gradually became more frequent and decided to see a specialist. She was diagnosed with Alzheimers, was at a very early stage of the disease, but there was no solution, his mother had fallen prey to this disease which is just get used to it and learn to live with it.

Now it was necessary to modify the house, but not to the taste of the daughters or family together, but completely adapt to the needs of his mother. The Alzheimer's is a complex disease that increases your symptoms progressively and no solution therefore was essential information to the fullest and be prepared, the idea was to make life easier and comfortable for her elderly mother lives and not leave her alone at no time since gradually become 100% dependent person.

Transitions in this house are too direct. They are following a straight line with some divisions, and each part is very defined. Even the accesses are blocked, and my idea is to redefine this limits, creating new transitions that conect the units and leaving more freedom for moving.

This freedom is the way used for increasing the authonomy of the child with this disorder. Each aim could be reached by different ways and it can save energy

Escaping from the traffic noise of Wiesbaden, in Germany, the Koening family decided to fulfill their dream of living near the woods. In order to do so, they organized an international competition in 1989 between young architects. In the invitation, they made it clear that they did not look for "the world's most beautiful house, nor a house for an astronaut, a politician, a painter or a sculptor, but a house for an ordinary citizen."

House of Delia is a house of healing, of youth and of restoration. Therefore it will be a house of therapy.

STORY OF THE FAMILY

the house that was once “for an ordinary citizen”, will now become the house for a person with a neurodegenerative disorder

The Koening Family: (Parents with two children) have lived in the Aktion Poliphile House since 1992, last year the mother was diagnosed with Parkinsons disease, aged 65. The Family have decided to make changes to their house, They know the disorder is progressive and their desire is to prevent the disease from getting worse.

They have contacted an architectural firm to make important and relevant adaptations to the house. Instead of contacting the previous architects (Studio Granda) they have decided to make contact with an architectural practice that has specialized in designing adaptations to houses for people with Neurodegenerative disorders. The Family has put importance on using the concept of house of Delia (health, youth, and well being) in the design of the adaptation, which is most relevant now more than ever. Now the family want to focus on the fact that even when the body is gradually affected, the mind will stay clear, and to give mother the means to keep her intellectually active and in control of the house’s appliances.

The Family believe it was a good decision to move from the inner city to the rural outskirts of Wiesbaden to avoid the stress of the city.